FG re-arraigns Senate President Bukola Saraki on new charges

Abuja, April 28, 2016 (NAN) The Federal Government on Thursday re-arraigned Senate President Bukola Saraki on amended three charges of alleged false asset declaration before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

Saraki pleaded not guilty to the charges.

In the fresh charge, the Federal Government accused Saraki of abusing his office while serving as Governor of Kwara State between Oct.2006 and May 2007 by obtaining a loan from GTBank to acquire property at No. 17A and 17B McDonald Street Ikoyi, Lagos.

The Federal Government, through its counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), said Saraki failed to declare the property which was allegedly acquired in at N497.2 million.

In the charge, Jacobs also accused Saraki of failure to declare his leasehold interest in property located at No.42, Remi Fani-Kayode Street, Ikeja, Lagos allegedly acquired through his company Skyview Properties Company.

The charge further accused Saraki of allegedly receiving monthly salary between June 2011 and October 2013 when he was Senator.

After hearing the charge, Saraki’s lawyer, Paul Usoroh SAN, asked the tribunal to adjourn the case to enable him to consult his client to respond to the new amended charges.

The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar, adjourned the case till May 10 for continuation of trial.

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11 Comments on FG re-arraigns Senate President Bukola Saraki on new charges

OliviaApril 28, 2016 at 10:37 pm

Why hasn’t this guy resigned yet??? I don’t really understand Nigerian politics, then again who does, but seriously, he needs to step down. Like yesterday.

Even if you’re innocent, the fact that such allegations against you can get to court, tells me, you’re not a very good steward. How can you run the senate of a nation. Someone please enlighten me?? He’s on the news like everyday!

Tell me about it. Saraki has all these lawyers backing him up. And I don’t know who is more powerful in Nigeria, is it the government or the lawyers fighting for Saraki on a political crime. A government official has charges against him yet refuses to resign still wants to continue his position.

@Nnenne you are definitely corrupt. If you don’t see anything wrong in collecting salaries for 2yrs dubiously, what then do you represent in life. Who say the people you mentioned are not corrupt? All politicians are! But to think people should not be prosecuted cos everyone is corrupt is sickening and doesn’t speak well of your person. I’m ashamed of you as a woman. Oooops sorry I forgot Diezani is woman too. Look Nigerians want thieves to pay wether APcriminals or Pdpigs. But don’t support evil, unless you are one. We want same thing to be done to all the looters like thiefnubu, IBB, Abdusalam, Atiku, OBJ, and the rest. But to think this Saraki should be swept under the carpet says more of who you are and what you represent. Enemy of Nigeria! Yes, you heard me right. Shame on you and your anonymous supporters on BN.

In book of exodus Israeli told Moses they would had prefer to die at Egypt than to die in the wilderness so many of us are not ready to bear any hardship we prefer to be slaves rather than been liberated from corruption that brought us to where we are to day nothing work because of greediness and dishonest.30billion dollars has been spend on power alone since1999 to 2015 yet our power generated is lower than 4kmwatt and we still believe corruption is better than what PMB is doing now Am of the opinion that we should be ready face the cost of change which is what we are experiencing now.